Category: Interviews

The Story Behind What Could Be The Biggest Wave Ever Ridden at Nazaré Friday, January 19, 2018 WSL Late on Wednesday, January 17, Hugo Vau was towed into a wave by Alex Botelho which many believe was the biggest wave ever ridden at Nazaré, Portugal. The WSL caught up with both Alex and Hugo afterward […]

EXCLUSIVE: ANDREW COTTON ON HORROR NAZARE WIPEOUT Posted 11-9-17 Magicseaweed “I pulled up over a lump. I knew it wasn’t going to barrel or that I wasn’t going to outrun it, so I just hit the eject button and thought, fuck, I gotta get out of this. Then a whole world of pain happened,” relays […]

Bianca Valenti on Playing Bigger Posted 11-4-17 WSL Bianca Valenti started her professional surfing career in the mortal-sized waves of Dana Point, Calif., where she grew up. But it wasn’t until later, when she moved to the state’s Bay Area, that she developed a taste for the heavier stuff. During a session at San Francisco’s […]

IAN WALSH ON KNIFING THE GREATEST EVER BARREL RIDDEN AT JAWS Posted 11-3-17 Magicseaweed Not too long ago, Peahi was considered a tow-only wave. But then a handful of local boys started pushing the limits out there, and suddenly the wave that had started the tow movement was the ultimate paddle arena. Ian Walsh was […]

JAMIE MITCHELL: JAWS MAY HAVE BEEN BEST BIG WAVE EVENT EVER Jamie Mitchell has been one of the major stories of the year when it comes to big wave surfing, between win at Nazare and a second at Puerto, a broken sternum, and being named performer of the year at the Big Wave Awards. Jamie […]

Exclusive: What Happened to Laurie Towner? Posted 10-30-17 Stab Magazine Surf fans born in the early 2000s may not recognize the name of 30-year-old Angourie local, Laurie Towner. “Laurie Towner?” they might ask. “Who’s she?” As anyone born in the 20th century will tell you, Laurie Towner is not a she. Laurie is a […]

SHANE DORIAN INTERVIEW: BRING IN PRIORITY FOR BIG WAVE EVENTS Posted 10-27-17 Magicseaweed One of the gnarliest surfers out at Pe’ahi on any given day is Hawaiian surfer Shane Dorian. He charges harder than most, he developed an inflatable vest after a two-wave hold down, and has caught some of the biggest and heaviest waves […]

LAIRD HAMILTON INTERVIEW: TAKE EVERY WAVE Posted 10-22-17 Magicseaweed What do you really know about the story of Laird Hamilton? Big wave pioneer. Equipment pioneer. Millennium wave. Foil-boarding, SUP. Laird’s an accomplished and proficient waterman, capable of hucking over lips on a variety of watercraft. His impact on the surfing world is undeniable and, at […]

Modern Day WatermanKai Lenny “Every once in a while, in every sport, there comes an individual whom, for lack of a better term, is called a Natural. Not only is this person gifted with the physical and mental skills necessary to excel in the particular sport but often, he possesses an unmeasurable and undefinable something […]

The New WSL According to Bobby Martinez Posted 9-8-17 Stab Magazine Yesterday, we released the murky details of the WSL’s new vision for professional surfing’s future, revealed to athletes and their handlers at a super secret meeting on Tuesday. From the reports trickling in, the meat and potatoes the WSL served up didn’t satisfy […]

Will Skudin Is A Bona Fide Board Magnet Posted 9-6-17 StabMagazine Get this man a Gath! When Mike ‘Nelly’ Nelson sent over the sequence of NY big-waver, Will Skudin, getting conked in the head, mid-tube, by a beginner’s mid-length, the Stab office shared a collective chortle. “He’s ok though, right?” After what happened to Koa […]